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Informations rapidesIn September 2021, manufacturing output fell back by 1.4% Industrial production index - September 2021

In September 2021, output fell back in the manufacturing industry (–1.4%, after +1.1%), as well as in the whole industry (–1.3%, after +1.0%). Compared to February 2020 (the last month before the first general lockdown), output remained in decline in the manufacturing industry (–5.9%), as well as in the whole industry (–5.2%).

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All series are seasonally (SA) and working-day adjusted (WDA).

In the following paragraphs, percentage changes by subsections are presented in descending order of their contribution to the overall percentage change of the industrial production index. The contribution of a subsection takes into account its weight and the magnitude of its evolution.

In September 2021, output fell back in the manufacturing industry (–1.4%, after +1.1%), as well as in the whole industry (–1.3%, after +1.0%). Compared to February 2020 (the last month before the first general lockdown), output remained in decline in the manufacturing industry (–5.9%), as well as in the whole industry (–5.2%).

Monthly Industrial Production Indices

Monthly Industrial Production Indices
(C1) (C3) (C4) (C5) CZ
2015-01 98.88 98.66 98.35 99.29 99.03
2015-02 97.96 97.37 102.77 99.27 99.35
2015-03 100.22 98.59 100.39 99.58 99.85
2015-04 99.78 99.8 97.65 99.97 99.61
2015-05 100.39 103.2 99.64 100.37 100.66
2015-06 100.8 103.1 100.38 99.56 100.27
2015-07 100.4 97.18 96.56 99.28 98.7
2015-08 99.93 99.73 103.01 99.34 99.87
2015-09 101.07 104.49 102.49 100.3 101.37
2015-10 100.33 101.38 102.13 99.99 100.6
2015-11 99.78 98.21 97.51 100.5 99.63
2015-12 100.46 98.28 99.13 102.54 101.04
2016-01 100.75 98.54 107.21 102.45 102.25
2016-02 99.83 100.6 105.5 99.58 100.6
2016-03 100.0 97.3 102.65 99.34 99.66
2016-04 98.29 98.33 108.19 100.18 100.76
2016-05 97.68 97.72 103.25 100.48 99.79
2016-06 97.55 96.24 104.99 99.34 99.06
2016-07 98.76 96.13 100.51 99.92 99.29
2016-08 100.03 100.02 104.86 101.07 101.26
2016-09 100.57 98.99 101.64 100.42 100.39
2016-10 99.17 95.07 104.62 98.55 99.06
2016-11 100.15 100.65 105.32 102.51 102.37
2016-12 99.64 100.23 103.84 100.67 100.95
2017-01 97.48 97.5 106.29 100.63 100.38
2017-02 98.85 100.13 103.45 101.18 100.83
2017-03 99.0 100.76 109.17 102.57 102.5
2017-04 98.37 100.47 103.34 102.08 101.4
2017-05 99.52 104.64 109.45 103.63 103.83
2017-06 99.05 101.87 106.09 103.35 102.82
2017-07 99.44 101.84 109.53 103.44 103.29
2017-08 100.43 100.98 113.58 102.58 103.41
2017-09 99.87 101.46 112.33 104.22 104.11
2017-10 99.32 104.83 112.56 105.69 105.33
2017-11 100.08 101.52 114.74 105.77 105.39
2017-12 99.01 106.07 112.94 106.99 106.24
2018-01 98.9 100.13 112.93 103.01 103.18
2018-02 98.73 100.06 107.43 102.86 102.35
2018-03 100.17 102.45 107.36 105.0 104.02
2018-04 99.71 98.43 113.61 104.8 103.95
2018-05 100.15 99.13 109.64 103.38 102.63
2018-06 99.28 100.67 114.44 105.23 104.62
2018-07 98.82 101.03 116.92 103.79 104.15
2018-08 100.35 102.33 113.88 105.16 104.99
2018-09 98.59 99.37 111.96 104.52 103.71
2018-10 99.38 102.67 110.79 105.29 104.58
2018-11 98.15 100.49 114.16 104.44 103.9
2018-12 99.39 99.06 119.86 105.3 105.14
2019-01 99.95 103.48 115.22 105.3 105.36
2019-02 99.29 103.33 115.07 106.21 105.7
2019-03 98.78 105.93 114.91 105.44 105.48
2019-04 99.95 107.45 110.9 105.02 105.09
2019-05 99.03 104.96 115.07 107.19 106.3
2019-06 99.0 103.33 110.06 104.71 103.9
2019-07 97.99 102.35 113.32 105.31 104.43
2019-08 98.14 100.87 112.64 104.25 103.64
2019-09 100.04 104.69 112.19 105.76 105.1
2019-10 99.16 102.24 109.41 107.0 104.74
2019-11 99.41 102.13 114.45 104.88 104.32
2019-12 98.9 97.99 108.24 103.36 102.01
2020-01 98.55 101.4 105.44 104.23 102.45
2020-02 100.13 103.5 108.36 105.74 104.28
2020-03 97.5 78.66 70.62 85.7 84.09
2020-04 89.65 61.72 37.6 66.2 65.42
2020-05 91.19 78.78 54.51 82.83 79.44
2020-06 97.25 91.3 75.25 93.68 91.01
2020-07 98.92 96.15 81.38 97.35 94.72
2020-08 98.08 93.87 83.4 99.31 95.51
2020-09 99.09 95.42 93.16 100.54 98.03
2020-10 97.2 98.19 90.55 102.13 98.69
2020-11 97.66 99.71 91.9 102.66 99.39
2020-12 95.76 96.37 94.0 101.77 98.13
2021-01 100.04 103.48 90.98 106.02 101.79
2021-02 97.91 99.82 80.89 101.64 97.27
2021-03 99.94 98.84 81.16 102.16 97.83
2021-04 99.81 100.22 80.51 101.66 97.64
2021-05 100.68 98.26 76.12 101.62 96.94
2021-06 100.79 98.88 78.39 102.04 97.65
2021-07 102.64 98.49 84.59 101.52 98.4
2021-08 100.6 100.81 83.09 103.84 99.46
2021-09 99.85 102.09 76.08 102.98 98.08
  • Legend: CZ: Manufacturing - (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages - (C3): Machinery and equipment goods - (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment - (C5): Other manufacturing.

Monthly Industrial Production Indices

  • Legend: CZ: Manufacturing - (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages - (C3): Machinery and equipment goods - (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment - (C5): Other manufacturing.
  • Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES

In September 2021, output decreased sharply in the manufacture of transport equipment

In September 2021, output declined sharply in the manufacture of transport equipment (–8.4% after –1.8%). It also decreased in “other manufacturing” (–0.8% after +2.3%), in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (–0.7% after +0.9%), in the manufacture of food products and beverages (–0.7% after –2.0%) and in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum (–2.3% after +3.4%). However it increased for the second consecutive month in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+1.3% after +2.4%).

In September 2021, output remained in decline compared to its February 2020 level in most industrial activities. It plummeted in the manufacture of transport equipment (−29.8%), both in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (−30.3%) and in the manufacture of other transport equipment (−29.4%). It also diminished sharply in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum (−11.1%). Output declined more moderately in “other manufacturing” (−2.6%), in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−1.4%). Output was close to its February 2020 level in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (−0.6%) and in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−0.3%).

Variation in the Industrial Production

2015 based, SA–WDA changes in %
Variation in the Industrial Production (2015 based, SA–WDA changes in %)
NA : A10, (A17), [A38 or A64] Sept. 2021 Sept. 2021 / Aug. 2021 Aug. 2021 / July 2021 Sept. 2021 / Feb. 2020 Quarter–on–quarter change (3) Year–on–year change (4)
BE: INDUSTRY 97.9 –1.3 1.0 –5.2 0.9 2.8
CZ: Manufacturing 98.1 –1.4 1.1 –5.9 1.3 2.7
(C1): Man. of food products and beverages 99.9 –0.7 –2.0 –0.3 0.6 2.4
(C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products 59.7 –2.3 3.4 –11.1 1.1 5.5
(C3): Machinery and equipment goods 102.1 1.3 2.4 –1.4 1.4 5.6
[CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products 106.8 –0.5 10.2 –2.6 2.7 5.4
[CJ] Man. of electrical equipment 94.8 1.1 –1.5 –0.5 –1.9 3.0
[CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) 101.6 3.3 –2.9 –0.5 1.9 7.3
(C4): Man. of transport equipment 76.1 –8.4 –1.8 –29.8 3.7 –5.5
[CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi–trailers 71.7 –14.6 11.8 –30.3 1.6 –16.7
[CL2] Man. of other transport equipment 79.4 –4.0 –9.7 –29.4 5.2 3.4
(C5): Other manufacturing 103.0 –0.8 2.3 –2.6 1.0 3.7
[CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products 104.6 7.7 –6.5 1.7 4.7 9.4
[CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media 97.8 0.7 0.1 –3.3 2.5 1.9
[CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products 104.5 1.0 –0.1 –2.2 1.0 8.8
[CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 120.9 –3.6 12.0 3.7 –1.1 2.1
[CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other nonmetallic mineral products 100.1 0.0 –0.5 –6.1 0.0 –0.1
[CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 93.1 –2.6 2.9 –7.0 0.4 3.2
[CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment 107.2 –1.6 3.2 –0.1 1.9 4.0
DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management 97.2 –0.7 0.9 –0.6 –1.4 3.9
[BZ] Mining and quarrying 102.1 –0.5 3.7 0.3 –1.7 0.0
[DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air–conditioning supply 98.0 –0.9 0.9 0.1 –1.1 5.5
[EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 87.7 1.0 –0.3 –7.2 –3.7 –8.7
FZ: CONSTRUCTION 96.5 2.6 –2.5 –5.3 –2.2 –2.5
MIGs (2)
Capital goods 94.1 –3.1 2.0 –11.7 2.2 0.5
Intermediate goods 97.6 –0.1 0.3 –4.3 0.3 4.0
Consumer durables 107.8 –2.4 2.4 –5.6 1.1 2.6
Consumer non–durables 105.5 –0.5 0.7 0.4 1.2 3.6
Energy 94.1 –0.8 0.9 –1.2 –1.3 4.1
  • (1) n.e.c. : not elsewhere classifiable
  • (2) Main industrial groupings: definition in Commission regulation EC of 14 June 2007
  • (3) Last three months / previous three months
  • (4) Last three months / same three months of previous year
  • // Not available
  • Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES

Over a year, manufacturing output increased (+2.7%)

In the manufacturing industry, output of the third quarter of 2021 went up compared to the same quarter of 2020 (+2.7%), as well as in the whole industry (+2.8%).

Over this one-year period, output expanded in “other manufacturing” (+3.7%), in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+5.6%), in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+3.9%), in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+2.4%) and in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+5.5%). On the contrary, it diminished in the manufacture of transport equipment (−5.5%).

The evolution of the August 2021 manufacturing index is unchanged

The evolution of the manufacturing index between July and August 2021 is unrevised at +1.1% (after rounding). The evolution in the whole industry output is also unchanged at +1.0%.

Revision of variations

(in percentage point)
Revision of variations ((in percentage point))
Aug./ July July / June June / May Q2 2021 / Q1 2021 2020 / 2019
Industry (BE) 0.00 0.00 –0.01 –0.03 0.06
raw serie –0.07 0.03 0.00 –0.06 0.06
SA–WDA parameters 0.07 –0.03 –0.01 0.03 0.00
Manufacturing (CZ) –0.07 0.04 –0.08 –0.05 0.07
raw serie –0.14 0.10 –0.09 –0.1 0.07
SA–WDA parameters 0.07 –0.06 0.01 0.05 0.00
  • How to read it: in the manufacturing sector, the SA–WDA variation between July and August 2021 is revised by –0.07 points, –0.14 points are due to the revision of the raw series and +0.07 points to the updating of the SA–WDA parameters.
  • Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES

For more information

The methodology of the industrial production index is explained in « Industrial Production Index with Base Year 2015 », Insee Méthodes n°133 – july 2019: https://www.insee.fr/en/information/5349872

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